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Support for this podcast and the following message come from Autograph Collection Hotels, with over 300 independent hotels around the world, each exactly like nothing else. Autograph Collection is part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio of hotel brands. Find the unforgettable at autographcollection.com. Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is now in effect in Lebanon. That ceasefire agreement is backed by the United States and France. Speaking at the White House Tuesday, President Biden said it's a reminder that peace is possible.

The BBC's Middle East correspondent Yolanda Nel says the deal is currently holding. After 13 months of fighting that have gone on in parallel to the Gaza war, there is relative calm across the Israel-Lebanon border. The ceasefire calls for a two-month halt to hostilities and requires Hezbollah to end its armed presence in southern Lebanon. Thousands of Lebanese army troops and UN peacekeepers are due to move there as Israeli soldiers return to their side of the border. And an international panel headed by the US will monitor compliance.

The Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati welcomed the deal and Israel's security cabinet voted for it. However, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that his country would strike decisively if Hezbollah violated the agreement or tried to rearm. Canada, Mexico and China all warning of the consequences if President-elect Trump follows through on his pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on their products. Trump is threatening a 25% tariff on goods entering the US from Canada and Mexico and he says he'll tack on an additional 10% tariff on products from China. AJ Jones from Embersation WCMU reports that Canadian shipping companies who rely on the Great Lakes are concerned about the

potential repercussions. Trump cited concerns over illegal immigration and fentanyl trafficking as the reason for the proposed tariffs. Bruce Burroughs is the CEO of the Chamber of Marine Commerce, a group representing Canadian and American shipping stakeholders. He says the new tariffs might hurt agriculture companies on both sides of the border. They manufacture products that they sell to the American consumer, and if their input costs go up by 25 percent, then that's going to be passed on very quickly to the U.S. consumer.

And so this is not good. Last year, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway generated over $50 billion US dollars in economic activity. For NPR News, I'm A.J. Jones in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Enforcement officials in New York say they've broken up a shoplifting ring that targeted clothes and beauty products from Maisies and other well-known stores in the U.S. Melinda Katz is the district attorney in Queens. That theft crew brought the mountain of stolen goods to our neighborhood, our neighborhood here in New York City and in this case in the borough

of Queens and they sold them to the general public right back here at home. Katz says five New Yorkers have been charged with felony possession of stolen property, conspiracy, and other crimes and the theft of nearly two million dollars worth of goods from stores along the East Coast. The arrest mark the first time that anyone's been charged under a new law aimed at cracking down on retail theft. This is NPR. Traffic citations issued to Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill were dropped Tuesday after the officer who issued them failed to show up in court. Here's NPR's Greg Allen reporting.

The Dolphin star receiver was on his way to the stadium for a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in early September when he was stopped by a Miami Dade County officer. Videos of Tyreek Hill being yanked and pinned to the ground with a knee on his back went viral. Police cited Hill for careless driving and for not wearing a seatbelt. In court Tuesday, a hearing officer dismissed the citations against Hill and another Miami Dolphins player because the officer who wrote the tickets didn't show up. In a statement, Miami Dade's police department said the officer's failure to appear in court

was quote, an oversight and does not indicate the citation held no merit. Greg Allen in PR News Miami. A federal appeals court has rejected an effort to sideline a volleyball player for San Jose State on grounds that she's transgender. The court based in Denver upheld a ruling that allows a player to participate in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, saying a U.S. magistrate's decision was correct. Both the appeals court and the magistrate said the players and others who sued should have filed their complaint earlier rather than waiting until two weeks before the tournament is to begin. President Biden proposing to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage of two weight loss drugs like

Wegovi. The proposed rule was unveiled Tuesday by the Health and Human Resources Department. However, for it to take effect, it will have to have buy-in from the incoming Trump administration. Trump's nominee for Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has said Americans should tackle obesity through healthy eating. This is NPR. If you're the kind of person whose idea of a good party conversation starts with, I heard it on NPR, it might be time to take your super fandom seriously.

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